Preliminary data about the presence and distribution of Corallium rubrum along the Ionian Apulian coast are here reported. The study has been carried out in the areas of Santa Caterina and Santa Maria di Leuca (LE) at about 60-80 m of depth, by SCUBA diving. At Santa Caterina the colonies of Corallium rubrum showed values of density and size comparable to those of the most preserved Mediterranean populations, whereas lower values were recorded at Santa Maria di Leuca, thus suggesting the hypothesis of a major impact due to fishing activity in this site.
Dati preliminari sul corallo rosso delle coste pugliesi
Mercurio M;LONGO, CATERINA;NONNIS MARZANO, CARLOTTA;CORRIERO, Giuseppe
2012-01-01
Abstract
Preliminary data about the presence and distribution of Corallium rubrum along the Ionian Apulian coast are here reported. The study has been carried out in the areas of Santa Caterina and Santa Maria di Leuca (LE) at about 60-80 m of depth, by SCUBA diving. At Santa Caterina the colonies of Corallium rubrum showed values of density and size comparable to those of the most preserved Mediterranean populations, whereas lower values were recorded at Santa Maria di Leuca, thus suggesting the hypothesis of a major impact due to fishing activity in this site.File in questo prodotto:
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